New-WmsVirtualDesktopTemplate

Create a virtual desktop template.

Syntax

New-WmsVirtualDesktopTemplate
   -InputFilePath <String>
   [-VhdLocation <String>]
   -TemplatePrefix <String>
   -AdministratorUser <String>
   -AdministratorPassword <String>
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]
New-WmsVirtualDesktopTemplate
   -InputFilePath <String>
   [-VhdLocation <String>]
   -TemplatePrefix <String>
   -AdministratorUser <String>
   -Domain <String>
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The New-WmsVirtualDesktopTemplate cmdlet shuts down all station virtual desktops based on an existing template of the same name. It then creates a virtual desktop template using the virtual hard disk created with Import-WmsVirtualDesktop. This virtual desktop is in either a workgroup or attached to the supplied domain, and has an administrative account with the specified user name and password.

Examples

Example 1: Create a virtual desktop template

PS C:\> New-WmsVirtualDesktopTemplate -InputFilePath "C:\Images\Windows10Enterprise.iso" -TemplatePrefix "MyVdiImage" -VhdLocation "C:\MultiPointVhdImages" -AdministratorUser "admin" -AdministratorPassword "password"

This command creates a virtual desktop template that you can customize or use to generate station virtual desktops.

Parameters

-AdministratorPassword

Specifies the password to assign to the Administrator account.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-AdministratorUser

Specifies the name of a user to create in the virtual desktop template that has Administrator privileges.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Domain

Specifies the name of the Active Directory domain for the virtual desktop.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputFilePath

Specifies the full path of the input file to use for the virtual desktop template. Valid file types are .wim, .iso, or .vhd that contains the version of Windows to use as the guest operating system.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-TemplatePrefix

Specifies the prefix to use for the name of the virtual machine template.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VhdLocation

Specifies the path to the location to store the desktop template and station .vhd files.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

Outputs

None